Surgery and procedures CPT 44960 New Mexico Outpatient

Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis: from $1,104.00 to $34,490.81, with a median of $1,745.50. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 31.2× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 44960. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$1,104.00Artesia General Hospital
Median$1,745.50half pay less
Highest$34,490.81in New Mexico
Lowest saves$641.50vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM APPENDECTOMY $1,104.00 $1,840.00 Feb 20, 2026
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San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Removal of ruptured infected appendix $1,745.50 $3,491.00 Jun 9, 2026
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Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Appendectomy; for ruptured appendix with abscess or generalized peritonitis $34,490.81 $57,484.68 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM 1 $1,104.00 $1,104.00
Farmington, NM 1 $1,745.50 $1,745.50
Las Cruces, NM 1 $34,490.81 $34,490.81

What it is

This code covers removing a ruptured appendix when infection has spread inside the belly, which is a longer and more complex operation.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.

Appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.